Leonor Watling

Leonor Watling (full name Leonor Ceballos Watling) was born on July 28, 1975 in Madrid, Spain.

Biography and Career :

From Spanish father, and English mother, Leonor Watling grew up billingual though normally she speaks English at home with her family. Leonor Watling lost her father when she was 18.

Leonor Watling was named after Leonor de Aquitania, a precursor of feminism. Leonor uses her mother's lastname though she thought about using her father's lastname as her artistic lastname but decided she didn't want to complicate her brother's life.

Leonor Watling made her film debut in Pablo Llorca's fantasy drama Jardines Colgantes (Hanging Gardens, 1993). After a few roles on Spanish TV, she starred in Miguel Albaladejo's end-of-the-millennium comedy La Primera Noche de

Mi Vida (The First Night of My Life, 1998), as the pregnant Palerma.

Leonor Watling continued with lighthearted comedies for the racy feature A Mi Madre le Gustan las Mujeres (My Mother Likes Women, 2002), as a divorced mother who must come out to her daughters.

Leonor Watling also ventured into historical costume dramas with starring roles in La Hora de los Valientes (The Time of the Brave, 1998) and Deseo (Desire, 2002). International audiences may recognize her most as the comatose ballet dancer, Alicia, in Pedro Almodovar's critically acclaimed 2002 feature Hable con Ella (Talk to Her).

Trivia :

- Has a Spanish father and a British mother.
- Is Bilingual (Spanish and English).
- 1999: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.
- Lead voice in successful Spanish blues & soul band Marlango.
- Shares the same birthdate as actress Laquayva Anthony.